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Published Scientists engineer a 'self-charging' electrostatic face mask for prolonged air filtration, reducing the environmental burden - Scientists Engineer a 'Self-Charging' Electrostatic Face Mask for Prolonged Air Filtration, Reducing the Environmental Burden


Researchers have engineered an electrostatic face mask that can 'self-charge' through the user's bre...
Published Sunshield successfully deploys on NASA's next flagship telescope - Sunshield Successfully Deploys on NASA's Next Flagship Telescope


The James Webb Space Telescope team has fully deployed the spacecraft's 70-foot sunshield, a key mil...
Published Cellular waste removal differs according to cell type - Cellular Waste Removal Differs According to Cell Type


'Miniature shredders' are at work in each cell, disassembling and recycling cell components that are...
Published A motion freezer for many particles - A Motion Freezer for Many Particles: A Breakthrough in Quantum Computing


From the way that particles scatter light, it is possible to calculate a special light field that ca ...
Published Hotter than infinity: Light pulses can behave like an exotic gas - Hotter than Infinity: Light Pulses Can Behave Like an Exotic Gas


In our modern society huge amounts of data are transmitted every day, mainly as short optical pulses...
Published Glassfrogs achieve transparency by packing red blood cells into mirror-coated liver - Glassfrogs: The Transparent Wonders of Nature


New research shows that glassfrogs -- known for their highly transparent undersides and muscles -- p...
Published Discovery of an unexpected function of blood immune cells: Their ability to proliferate - Discovery of an Unexpected Function of Blood Immune Cells: Their Ability to Proliferate


The ability of a cell to divide, to proliferate, is essential for life and gives rise to the formati...
Published An elegant new orchid hiding in plain sight - An Elegant New Orchid Hiding in Plain Sight


It is extremely rare for a new plant species to be discovered in Japan, a nation where flora has bee...
Published When our vertical perception gets distorted: Body pitch and translational body motion - When Our Vertical Perception Gets Distorted: Body Pitch and Translational Body Motion


Taking Hong Kong's famous Peak Tram up to Victoria Peak offers stunning views of its central busines...
Published Solar harvesting system has potential to generate solar power 24/7 - Solar Harvesting System: The Future of Solar Power Generation


A professor is reporting on a new type of solar energy harvesting system that breaks the efficiency...
Published Improving light absorption in perovskite/Si tandem solar cells - Improving Light Absorption in Perovskite/Si Tandem Solar Cells


Engineers have achieved a power conversion efficiency of 23.50% in a perovskite-silicon tandem solar...
Published New microchip links two Nobel Prize-winning techniques - New Microchip Links Two Nobel Prize-Winning Techniques


Physicists have built a new technology on a microchip by combining two Nobel Prize-winning technique...
Published Fighting fungal infections with metals - Fighting Fungal Infections with Metals


Researchers have demonstrated that chemical compounds containing special metals are highly effective ...
Published New report examines the safety of using dispersants in oil spill clean ups - New Report Examines the Safety of Using Dispersants in Oil Spill Clean Ups



Scientists have issued a series of findings and recommendations on the safety of using dispersal age...
Published A fairy-like robot flies by the power of wind and light - A Fairy-Like Robot Flies by the Power of Wind and Light


The loss of pollinators, such as bees, is a huge challenge for global biodiversity and affects human...
Published This elephant's self-taught banana peeling offers glimpse of elephants' broader abilities - This Elephant's Self-Taught Banana Peeling Offers Glimpse of Elephants' Broader Abilities



Elephants like to eat bananas, but they don't usually peel them first in the way humans do. A new re...
Published Nanoparticles provoke immune response against tumors but avoid side effects - Nanoparticles Provoke Immune Response Against Tumors but Avoid Side Effects



Researchers find that when immunostimulatory drugs called imidazoquinolines are delivered using spec...
Published Team recycles previously unrecyclable plastic - Team Recycles Previously Unrecyclable Plastic


Researchers have discovered a way to chemically recycle PVC into usable material, finding a way to u...
Published Where the HI-Virus sleeps in the brain - Where Does the HI-Virus Sleep in the Brain?


The human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1 is able to infect various tissues in humans. Once inside the...
Published Simple but revolutionary modular organoids - Simple but Revolutionary Modular Organoids



A team has developed an ingenious device, using layers of hydrogels in a cube-like structure, that a...